Hong Kong Superstar Romantic Warrior

Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior confirmed his status as the world’s #1 racehorse with another brilliant G1 victory in track record time at Dubai Carnival meeting at Meydan where he coasted home to claim the Jebel Hatta.

Already the record prize-money earner of all time, this incredible seven-year-old was recording his tenth G1 success as he scored by 4½ lengths from Poker Face to claim the $500,000 contest. Following his victories in the Cox Plate (Australia) and Yasuda Kinen (Japan) – plus a slew of domestic victories in Hong Kong – Romantic Warrior has now won G1 races in four different countries.

Frankly, it seems hard that any other horse could have claims to being the world’s leading racehorse, and he duly spends his 28th week at the top of Thoroughbred Racing Commentary’s Global Rankings with a 75pt boost.

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Racing career

1st 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m, Sha Tin) beating Tourbillon Diamond and Panfield^[4]

1st 2022 Hong Kong Cup (2000m, Sha Tin) beating Danon The Kid and Money Catcher^[5]

1st 2023 Cox Plate (2040m WFA, The Valley) beating Mr Brightside and Alligator Blood^[7]

1st 2023 Hong Kong Cup (2000m, Sha Tin) beating Luxembourg and Hishi Iguazu^[8]

1st 2024 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m, Sha Tin) beating Voyage Bubble and Nimble Nimbus^[9]

1st 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m, Sha Tin) beating Prognosis and North Bridge^[10]

1st 2024 Yasuda Kinen (1600m, Tokyo) beating Namur and Soul Rush^[11]

1st 2024 Hong Kong Cup (2000m, Sha Tin) beating Liberty Island and Tastiera^[12]

1st 2025 Jebel Hatta (1800m, Meydan) beating Poker Face and Holloway Boy

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2021: Coming to Hong Kong

Foaled in Ireland in 2018, the son of Acclamation was sourced by the former top jockey Michael Kinane and sold at the Hong Kong International Sale in 2021 to Peter Lau Pak Fai for HKD 4.8M (UK £493,788. Romantic Warrior was then sent to the Manton Estate in Wiltshire, England for further training before coming to Hong Kong as a racehorse.^[13]

On 20 October 2021, he made winning debut at the Happy Valley Racecourse in a Group IV 1200m race ridden by Joao Moreira.

The seven-year-old geldings record now stands at  : (23 races ) (18 wins)  (3 Seconds ) (2 Fourths )

Total Prizemoney HK$ 179,688,247 (UK £ 18,132,187 ) US$ (22,635,678 )

Romantic Warrior will be set another new task next, with trainer Danny Shum looking towards a first attempt on dirt in the worlds richest race the $20 million Saudi Cup on February 22.